It can also serve as an intermediate stop in a longer traverse which starts at the less easily accessible Peyto Hut.

[1] The hut sleeps 30 and is equipped with propane powered lamps and stovetop, and a wood stove for heating.

By the 1980s it was in a state of serious disrepair and surrounded by contamination from the outhouses, causing many people to refer to it as Bow Ghetto.

The hut is situated above Bow Lake on the east edge of the Wapta Icefield, at an altitude of 2,350 metres (7,710 ft).

Skiers can cross the frozen lake, if the ice is thick enough, and at the far side can stay to the left of the creek, following a good trail that skirts the canyon.

After the gorge becomes too difficult to negotiate, skiers must ascend the bank to the left at one of the easier points, and then angle up through the trees, parallel to the canyon.

From that point, skiers should aim for the right-hand corner of the headwall, staying left initially to avoid the worst of the moraine.